Canada's Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
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Hello everyone!
Anybody in here who is undergoing the Provincial Nominee Program in any provinces in Canada by their employer?
It would be much appreciated if you will share your experiences... Read More

Dec 2, '08

BC charges $600 to write the CRNE... and you're going to need to write it to have your registration continued.

I spent $210 CAD for registration with CRNBC. It already increased to $262.50 now.

In my experience, US is more expensive.

That $262.50 fee is only for the assessment of your application. You then still have to pay for the exam which is $600 as Jan has stated. So, yes Canada is much more expensive than the NCLEX exam in the US.

Dec 5, '08

january 2008 submitted crnbc application and at the same time looking for canadian employer.

march 2008 pre-assessment letter received from crnbc asking me a copy of the retake scores of tests 3 and 5 of the june 2006 nle.

april 2008 assessed and made eligible with crnbc.

june 2008 interview with the employer over the phone.

july 2008 received job offer thru email.

august 2008 provincial nominee program (pnp) application started.

october 1, 2008 pnp application sent to ministry of economic development for nomination by health match bc.

october 14, 2008successful nomination from the province of british columbia as provincial nominee.

october 27, 2008 received an e-mail telling me of the successful nomination.

november 12, 2008 all documents were returned and received notice of incorrect payment processing fee. (effective november 10, 2008, the processing fee for work permit is php 6,000.00 equivalent to $150 cad due to currency fluctuation.

november 15, 2008 documents resent to canadian embassy, manila.

december 5, 2008 - received notice for medicals from the embassy:d

i can't believe this gonna be fast..! :roll:roll:roll

Dec 5, '08

congrats breech!

Dec 6, '08

Too good to be true. Seems like Canada issue Work Permit to nurses without Canadian Nursing Licence and experience. I'm surprised. Good for you guys. I just don't know how u guys going to work there.

Too good to be true. Seems like Canada issue Work Permit to nurses without Canadian Nursing Licence and experience. I'm surprised. Good for you guys. I just don't know how u guys going to work there.

I know of several foreign nurses that made the move to Canada and worked as a nurse before sitting CRNE, most provinces will issue a temp license allowing this to happen, helps the foreign nurse understand the Canadian health system

Dec 6, '08

Most will struggle; some will succeed and the rest will find themselves with no job, no license and no prospects. Temporary work permits are just that: temporary. And they're very specific. You can only work for the employer who arranged it, you have to meet the terms of the contract you signed and if you don't, then your work permit is cancelled. Passing the CRNE is high on the list of contractual obligations. Some provinces' Colleges of Nurses are a little more lenient than others and will allow a temporary license to be renewed up to two times at 6 month intervals, and if you haven't passed on the third attempt to write, you're done. Many, many concessions are being made for nurses from certain countries that are not even considered for other countries. It smacks of political expediency and discrimination. This "crisis" was predicted 20 years ago and the politicians didn't listen. Now they're reaping what they sowed all those years ago and making even worse mistakes in their zeal to "fix" it.

Dec 7, '08

Guys, how many years of work experience is required to apply thru PNP? Can new grads do it too?

november 12, 2008 all documents were returned and received notice of incorrect payment processing fee. (effective november 10, 2008, the processing fee for work permit is php 6,000.00 equivalent to $150 cad due to currency fluctuation.

once again i am pleased with how fast things have been for you. could you tell me when you recieved your acknowledgemnt of reciept?

I recieved my acknowledgement of receipt of my working visa on Dec. 5, 2008 together with the notice for medicals. I haven't yet received any correspondence of my permanent residence application from the embassy.

Dec 19, '08

i hope my application runs quick and smooth as yours. any news on the work permit application?

I recieved my acknowledgement of receipt of my working visa on Dec. 5, 2008 together with the notice for medicals. I haven't yet received any correspondence of my permanent residence application from the embassy.